Nakamura Shido

Birthday

Sep 14, 1972

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Bio: Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of nine. 21 years later anddespite being a relative latecomer to the silver screen, the 30-year-oldKabuki actor was in his first film 2002 with Ping Pong, in which heportrayed a skin-headed, demonically intense table-tennis champion namedDragon. His film debut won Nakamura a Best Newcomer award at the 2003Japanese Academy… MoreBio: Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of nine. 21 years later anddespite being a relative latecomer to the silver screen, the 30-year-oldKabuki actor was in his first film 2002 with Ping Pong, in which heportrayed a skin-headed, demonically intense table-tennis champion namedDragon. His film debut won Nakamura a Best Newcomer award at the 2003Japanese Academy Awards.Since then, Nakamura has starred in a string ofhigh-profile movies as well as TV dramas.Nakamura came to international attention in 2004 after starring in thehighly successful romance movie Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu, (Be With You) withYuko Takeuchi, when the two co-starred as a couple separated by death.Nakamura Shido is his Kabuki stage name; his real name is Mikihiro Ogawa.